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A flydubai plane takes off from Ben Gurion airport on September 30, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/FLASH90)
October 11, 2026, 9:54 pm
Stranded Israeli travelers in dire straits as Dubai flights remain grounded
Efforts to resume flydubai and Israeli flights to the UAE stall over security issues, while stranded Israelis and Far East-bound travelers face steep fares
By Sharon Wrobel
Passengers from flydubai flight FZ1073 walk through the arrivals hall at Ben Gurion International Airport, after their original flight from Dubai to Israel made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia following a terror attack by the copilot, who attacked the captain and tried to crash the plane, September 30, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 4, 2026, 9:41 pm
Security hurdles slow airlines’ effort to bring stranded Israelis home from Dubai
Air bridge is delayed as heightened security demands following the flydubai terror attack force checked luggage onto separate planes from passenger flights
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: Passengers at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, April 9, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 12, 2026, 3:37 pm
Nine foreign airlines plan to resume Tel Aviv routes this week, amid US-Iran truce
Bluebird, TUS, Etihad, Ethiopian, Smartwings, Hainan, Red Wings, Georgian and FlyOne to restart operations to and from Ben Gurion Airport, airport authority says
By Sharon Wrobel
A Wizz Air plane flying over central Israel, December 7, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90)
April 10, 2026, 5:20 pm
Wizz Air, Bluebird to resume Tel Aviv flights, while major carriers push off return
Amid Iran ceasefire, Bluebird will be the first European carrier to resume services with flights to Athens on April 12; Wizz Air plans to gradually restart Tel Aviv flights on April 25
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: An El Al aircraft is seen at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv on February 25, 2026 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 6, 2026, 8:36 pm
Israeli airlines to start outbound flights early Sunday, limited to 70 people per plane
Flydubai and Etihad Airways will resume limited operations to bring home thousands of Israelis stranded in UAE
By Sharon Wrobel
A man looks at the board displaying multiple delayed and cancelled flights at Ben Gurion International airport on August 25, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 27, 2024, 11:11 am
Some airlines resume flights to Israel after cancellations amid Hezbollah clash
Air France and Aegean restart Tel Aviv flights; Corendon, Etihad and Wizz say they plan to return, but unclear when; Royal Jordanian resumes Beirut service
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Passengers at the Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv on August 25, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 26, 2024, 1:23 am
Dozens of flights scrapped as fighting flares up in north, stranding Israelis abroad
Airlines including Lufthansa and Air France suspend service to and from Israel; Virgin Atlantic further extends pause on flights through Ben Gurion until late September
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: People stand on the tarmac next to a Flydubai airline after it landed at Kabul International Airport in Kabul on November 15, 2023. (AFP)
April 19, 2024, 10:55 am
Carriers scramble to reroute flights as alleged Israeli strike hits Iran air traffic
Airports in Tehran, Shiraz, Isfahan briefly shuttered, Iran’s western airspace cleared during attack; cancellations compound woes for water-logged Dubai
By Jamie Freed
An Etihad Airways plane carrying a delegation from the United Arab Emirates on a first official visit lands at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, on October 20, 2020. (Jack Guez/AFP)
April 19, 2022, 10:30 pm
UAE pulls out of Independence Day flyby amid tensions over Temple Mount clashes
The original plan would have seen aircraft from Emirati Etihad Airways and Wizz Air Abu Dhabi soar alongside planes from Israeli airlines
By ToI Staff
A Boeing 777 aircraft. (Courtesy: IAI)
August 25, 2021, 4:47 pm
IAI to open Boeing cargo jet conversion site with Etihad Group in UAE
Facility will help meet global rise in demand for cargo aircraft driven by COVID-19 pandemic
By Ricky Ben-David
An Etihad Airways plane carrying a delegation from the United Arab Emirates on a first official visit lands at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, on October 20, 2020. (Jack Guez/AFP)
July 1, 2021, 2:07 pm
Israeli, UAE airlines announce codeshare and frequent flyer partnership
Deal between El Al and Etihad comes after first official trip by Israeli foreign minister to Abu Dhabi, Dubai
By AFP
An Etihad Airways plane carrying a delegation from the United Arab Emirates on a first official visit lands at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, on October 20, 2020. (Jack Guez/AFP)
November 30, 2020, 11:34 am
UAE’s Etihad Airways joins new Israeli program to foster travel tech
$3 million accelerator called OnBoard is partnered by Booking.com and Amadeus, Arieli Capital says; tech is key to getting industry back on track, notes Arieli’s innovation chief
By Shoshanna Solomon
An Etihad Airways plane carrying a delegation from the United Arab Emirates on a first official visit lands at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, on October 20, 2020. (Jack Guez/AFP)
November 16, 2020, 11:04 am
UAE’s Etihad formally announces launch of daily direct flights to Israel in 2021
Airline says service will begin on March 28 and ‘cements Etihad’s commitment to growing opportunities for trade and tourism’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Etihad plane lands at Ben Gurion, October 19, 2020 (Screen grab/Kan)
October 19, 2020, 7:49 am
Etihad flight lands at Ben-Gurion Airport as aviation ties with UAE take off
Plane, said to be first commercial flight from Abu Dhabi to Tel Aviv, displays nations’ flags as it taxies through the airfield, a day after aviation agreement signed by 2 nations
By ToI Staff
An Etihad airlines cargo plane at Ben-Gurion airport on June 9, 2020. (Moni Shiffer/Israel Airports Authority)
October 18, 2020, 7:39 pm
Israel, UAE agree on 28 weekly direct flights between Emirates, Tel Aviv
Governments also okay 10 cargo flights a week and unlimited charter flights to Eilat; reports indicate flights could launch within weeks
By ToI Staff
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